...Topic Notes: Windows 8 Introduction Windows 8 in history With the rapid acceptance of small powerful touch-based devices and the rapidly growing market for such devices, Microsoft had to react by developing an operating system capable of competing, while at the same time leveraging the greater part of the existing Windows XP and Windows 7 operating system functionality. Windows 8 story – Windows reimagined On first look, Microsoft seem to have created two operating systems in one, but further examination reveals that they have simply created a new touch supporting interface which gives the user a broader range of services and features. Windows 8 supports the new immersive Windows 8 UI application type and traditional desktop applications – allowing users to work with centralized services and other remote users, and to synchronize data between their desktops and their Windows phone or cloud presence provided by the SkyDrive feature. The classic Start button has been replaced by the new Windows 8 Start screen, while the classic and familiar Windows 7 desktop is retained and continues to support traditional desktop applications. The new Windows 8 Search feature takes the Windows search service to a new level of sophistication and ease of use, and searches can be applied to the system or within the Windows 8 UI application that you are currently working on. Several features of the Windows 8 operating system are designed to operate with remote services and social networking...
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...Windows 8 Windows 8 is a new development of Microsoft Windows, providing access to tablets, slates, notebooks, laptops, and PC's. The latest Program device barely just official came out a few weeks ago. The multi-core processor and more compact device features enable the user to use the software more effectively. Whether it is a personal or business user, Windows 8 is a great option. I was one of the consumers who have been waiting for this amazing device to become true from the rumor. Windows 8 has four versions: Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro; Windows 8 Enterprise and Windows RT. Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro and are some commercial applications. Windows 8 RT is ARM platform. Windows RT is being a COM-based API, allows for the use of various programming languages to code apps, Visual Basic, and Windows 8 Enterprise contains all the features of Windows 8 Professional Edition, in addition to a new PC management and deployment, security, virtualization, mobile features designed for enterprises.() Each versions have different purposes to help us. In addition, Windows 8 logo was changed to resemble a set of four window panes. Additionally, the entire logo is now rendered in a single solid color. It have a few key goals in mind, they wanted the new logo to be both modern and classic by echoing the international typographic style, using bold flat colors and clean lines and shapes is the new logo has the characteristics of systems. The new logo was final goal, it to be humble, but confident...
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...hear a pitch! Send your ideas to justinpot@makeuseof.com; you might earn up to $400. YOUR GUIDE TO WINDOWS 8 Table Of Contents 1. What You Need to Know About Windows 8 1.3 Windows 8 Devices 1.4 Metro vs. Desktop 1.5 The Touchscreen Controversy 2. The Windows 8 User Interface 2.1 Understanding Metro 2.2 Navigating 2.3 Tiles and Live Tiles 2.4 What If I Don’t Like Metro? 3. Mouse, Keyboard or Fingers? 3.1 Navigation with the Keyboard 3.2 Using a Mouse 3.3 The Original Pointing Device 3.3.1 Open the Charm Bar: Swipe from the right 3.3.2 Switch Apps: Swipe from the left 3.3.3 Snap Apps: Swipe slowly from the left 3.3.4 Show Running Apps: Swipe from left-and-back 3.3.5 Close Apps: Pull down from the top 3.3.6 Display Additional Menus: Swipe down 3.3.7 Select: Swipe down on the tile 3.3.8 Zoom: Pinch 3.3.9 Move Back and Forth Through Web Pages: Swipe left/right in Internet Explorer 3.4 Bringing It All Together 4. Launch and Install Apps, Multitasking 4.1 Launching Apps 4.2 Switching Between Applications 4.3 Closing Apps 5. Photos, Music and Video 5.1 Enjoying Photos in Windows 8 5.2 Playing Back Media 5.3 Streaming Media, Windows 8 Store Alternatives HTTP://MAKEUSEOF.COM CHRISTIAN CAWLEY, WWW.CMCAWLEY.CO.UK 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 17 3 share: YOUR GUIDE TO WINDOWS 8 6. The Windows 8 Store 6.1 Use Your Windows Account 6.2 Finding, Reviewing and Buying an App 6.3 Installation Issues and Updating Apps 6.4 Don’t Forget...
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...WINDOWS 8 Windows 8 is the current release of the Windows Operating System produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablets, and home theater PCs and is now the trending topic now in the internet world. Recently Microsoft releases Windows 8 . Windows 8 having more features to compare with windows 7. Particularly in Windows 8 your entire PC is cloud-connected. You’ll have new Mail, Calendar,Microsoft SkyDrive, Photos, People, and Messaging apps that are connected to the services you use, just by adding them to your Microsoft account. Windows 8 introduces significant changes to the operating system's platform, primarily focused towards improving its user experience on mobile devices such as tablets to rival other mobile operating systems (such as Android and iOS),taking advantage of new and emerging technologies (such as USB 3.0, UEFIfirmware, near field communications, cloud computing, and the low-power ARM architecture), new security features (such as malware filtering, built-in antivirus software, and support for secure boot, a controversial UEFI feature which requires operating systems to be digitally signed to prevent malware from infecting the boot process), along with other changes and performance improvements. Windows 8 also introduces a new shell and user interface based on Microsoft's"Metro" design language, featuring a new Start screen with a grid of dynamically updating tiles to represent applications...
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...Literacy Windows 8 vs. Windows 7 In this paper I will be comparing and contrasting Windows 8 and Windows 7. Windows 8 is latest Microsoft operating system that has been installed on all the new Windows computers since the year 2012. The main differences between Windows 8 and Windows 7 are: When you log in to Windows 8, the first screen you see is the new ‘Start Screen’, also known as ‘Metro’. It still has the familiar ‘Desktop’ as well but we’ll come to that in a minute. Instead of Icons, the new Start screen has ‘Tiles’. You click these to open your ‘Apps’ (short for Applications). If you can’t find a particular tile, do a right mouse click in the space at the bottom of the screen and click All Apps .In Windows 8 we can use apps and programs. Apps open full screen in Metro; programs open on the Desktop just as they did in Windows 7. Additional apps can be downloaded from the Windows Store. Windows 8 comes with an anti virus program called ‘Defender’. Apps don’t have to be closed by clicking a X in the corner – instead, just press the Windows key on your keyboard to return to the Start Screen. Optionally, an app can be closed by dragging it down from the top of the screen with your mouse, with the left button held down – or with your finger if you are using a touchscreen. Windows 8 doesn’t have a Start Menu. Instead, it has a ‘Charms Bar’ (see right) which is where you go to shut down and use other tools such as ‘Search’. Whereas in Windows 7 you might have used Windows Live...
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...think of to get the jobs done in professional or personal life. Applying for employment online (Internet). You need a computer. All countries military forces are also trying to get ahead in technology on the battlefield. Technology wins the wars. Technology is knowledge. Technology is the Power. Technology is the key to success. With this said let’s look at the new Windows 8 Consumer Preview Edition. Let’s review some of the technology and in comparison with the current operating system Microsoft Office Windows 7. Introduction: It’s the 1970s. At work, we rely on typewriters. If we need to copy a document, we likely use a mimeograph or carbon paper. Few have heard of microcomputers, but two young computer enthusiasts, Bill Gates and Paul Allen, see that personal computing is a path to the future. In 1975, Gates and Allen form a partnership called Microsoft. Like most start-ups, Microsoft begins small, but has a huge vision—a computer on every desktop and in every home. During the next years, Microsoft begins to change the ways we work. By the late 2000s, the wireless world has arrived. When Windows 7 is released in October 2009, laptops are outselling desktop PCs and it’s common to get online at public wireless hotspots like coffee shops. Wireless networks can be created at the office or at home. Microsoft has pioneered the operating system technology. Over the past 25 years Microsoft operating systems has grown up and has become more advanced than anyone can...
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...Windows 8 FAQs What are the System Requirements for Windows 8? According to Microsoft, the hardware requirements for Windows 8 will be the same as that for Windows 7. Precisely, this latest version of Windows will need more hardware configurations owing to its support for the ARM processors as well. Listed below are the minimum requirements for a 32-bit setup: * 1 GHz processor * 1 GM RAM * 16 GB hard disk space * DirectX 9 device * WDDM 1.0 driver Will Windows 8 Ensure Cross System Compatibility? Yes, Windows 8 would ensure cross system computability up to a great extent, if not fully. The operating system might not work on all devices, but it will surely run on a majority of them with ARM support. Therefore, chances are high for it to become the prime platform for all your household devices such as laptop, desktop PC, 3D-TV, mobile phone, and XBOX720. The major benefit would be portable data storage as well as access due to the cross-system compatibility and cloud services. Will Windows 8 run on XP machines? Surprisingly yes to get most of the tasks done, although it might be at the cost of a few functionalities that can go missing. Microsoft has claimed that a few of those older machines would be able to run Windows 8 with low hardware requirements, but the trade off would be some missing features. Windows 8 FAQs What are toast notifications in Windows 8? Toast notifications in Windows 8 are messages that alerts your about the ongoing changes or processes...
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...VirtualDJ 8 – Quick Setup Guide 1 Table of Contents Welcome to VirtualDJ 8!........................................................................................................................... 3 Installation ................................................................................................................................................. 4 WINDOWS .............................................................................................................................................. 4 MAC ......................................................................................................................................................... 5 Opening VirtualDJ 8 for the first time..................................................................................................... 7 Installation Notes ...................................................................................................................................... 9 Application paths ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Upgrading to Version 8 ........................................................................................................................... 9 Database ............................................................................................................................................... 10 System requirements ................................
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...Microsoft Windows 10 A Consumer and Business Solution Abstract The new version of Windows Enterprise has been released as a technical preview and is generating a raves for both personal computing and as a client side solution for businesses. It appears to be geared up to deliver what Windows 8 could not do as a client side application for business users: An intelligently designed upgrade for Windows 7 and Windows 8 that focuses on the familiar Windows desktop experience, while adding productivity-boosting improvements. The return of the traditional Start menu is the tip of the iceberg of a cross platform operating system designed not only to bring back consumers with bells and whistles and business’s with improved deployment and security features that will keep IT departments happy. Microsoft Windows 10 A Consumer and Business Solution On October 7th 2014, Microsoft released a technical preview of their flagship operating system, Windows 10. It appears to be geared up to deliver what Windows 8 could not do as a both a consumer favorite and client side applications for business users: An intelligently designed upgrade for Windows 7 that focuses on the familiar Windows desktop experience, while adding productivity-boosting improvements. Business and consumer customers were sluggish when making the transition from Windows XP to Windows Vista or Windows 7. The new security model that was implemented, as well as increased minimum hardware requirements, virtually...
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...disadvantages of installation or upgrade of new software For this task I will be explaining the advantages and the potential disadvantages of installing or upgrading a new software. Advantages * One of the advantages of installing or upgrading the new software will be that is will have a faster performance on the computer. So basically the computer will work faster and will respond faster to you so for example say that you are going to open an application or surf the web then when click on it then the computer will respond accordingly and will act fast and do the commands given very fast. * Secondly the advantage of upgrading the software can by chance fix and remove any bugs and then this will help your computer run more smoothly and you will less likely experience any faults or crashing on your computer and also by installing any new patches that are there for the software can also help remove any bugs and the patches might even come with some new and added features. * When upgrading or installing new software then you might be able to get some features that might of not have been available on your old software and might even give you functions like the ones that can increase productivity say if it’s in a business and with the new added functionality and features then this might also help the computer to perform faster and more efficient * One of the main reason why installing and upgrading new software helps is that with new and upgraded software comes improved...
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...Close a workbook MS Powerpoint 2013 3712 Open a presentation named "MFCL PRESENTATION.PPTX" located in the current directory. (Do NOT use Windows Explorer.) (Do NOT use ALT-CONTROL-F2.) Correct • Additional Microsoft Office Apps Open a presentation MS Windows 8 3752 Maximize the Funds and Pledges window so that it takes up the entire screen. (Do NOT use ALTSPACEBAR.) Correct • Running and Using an App Maximize a window MS Windows 8 3754 Move the "GUIDE TO MFCL" window to the upper left corner of the screen. (Do NOT use ALT-SPACE.) Correct • Microsoft Office and Windows Help Move a window MS Windows 8 3756 Resize the current window so that it covers the "Recycle Bin" icon. Correct • Microsoft Office and Windows Help Size a window MS Windows 8 3763 Change the name of the selected file from "Staff.xlsx" to "Employees.xlsx" (Do NOT use ALT-RETURN). Correct • Renaming, Moving, and Deleting Files Rename a file MS Windows 8 3768 Create a new Folder named "NEW PROGRAMS". Press ENTER when done. Correct • Saving and Organizing Files Create a folder MS Windows 8 3771 Display the contents of the "SCHEDULES" folder. Correct • Saving and Organizing Files Open a folder MS Windows 8 3775 Display the list...
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...minicomputer operating systems. Windows 1.0 – 2.0 (1985-1992) Introduced in 1985, Microsoft Windows 1.0 was named due to the computing boxes, or "windows" that represented a fundamental aspect of the operating system. Instead of typing MS-DOS commands, windows 1.0 allowed users to point and click to access the windows. In 1987 Microsoft released Windows 2.0, which was designed for the designed for the Intel 286 processor. This version added desktop icons, keyboard shortcuts and improved graphics support. Windows 3.0 – 3.1 (1990–1994) Microsoft released Windows 3.0 in May, 1900 offering better icons, performance and advanced graphics with 16 colors designed for Intel 386 processors. This version is the first release that provides the standard "look and feel" of Microsoft Windows for many years to come. Windows 3.0 included Program Manager, File Manager and Print Manager and games (Hearts, Minesweeper and Solitaire). Microsoft released Windows 3.1 in 1992. Windows 95 (August 1995) A major release of the Microsoft Windows operating system released in 1995. Windows 95 represents a significant advance over its precursor, Windows 3.1. In addition to sporting a new user interface, Windows 95 also includes a number of important internal improvements. Perhaps most important, it supports 32-bit applications, which means that applications written specifically for this operating system should run much faster. Although Windows 95 can run older Windows and DOS applications, it has essentially...
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...computer has is Windows 8. My computer does have a windows 8 service pack. I just updated this computer a few weeks back. The pack is for updating hardware and graphics. The install only took 30 minutes to finish up. The computer I use is for personal use. Windows 8 has five neat features that make it stand out from other systems. The first one is the speed it boots on. It boots up much quicker than previous version of windows. The second feature is the innovative and dynamic desktop. It has a tile based interfaced layout. At first glance it appears like a handheld device that is touchable. Windows 8 features many applications on the computer and ones you can download from the store itself. It has a grid layout which facilitates these interactions. The grid is completely customizable to. The third feature of windows 8 is the improved search function. Windows 8 does not have a search box at the bottom of the start menu. The new search function makes it easier to find anything without having to click on different things while searching. The search capability will display app and matching files. I used to have windows 7 and it was much more work to search. The fourth feature of this operating system is windows to go. This feature is convenient for users, because users can make a copy of their OS complete with settings, wallpapers, files and apps. It can be used and complete with the use of a thumb drive. All the user has to do is plug it into another windows 8 computer. It will...
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...which was released the following June and also marked Apple's entry into the cellular phone marketplace. As described by Steve Jobs as "a wide-screen iPod with hand controls... a revolutionary mobile phone... and a breakthrough Internet communications device," the iPhone was the first Apple-branded consumer device to run on OS X (now known as iOS7). The iPhone was sold in two configurations, a 4 GB model sold for $499, and an 8 GB model for $599. In September 2007, Apple discontinued the 4 GB model, and dropped the price of the 8 GB model to $399 (a $100 Apple Store credit was offered to angry early adopters). In February 2008, a $499 16 GB model was added. All models were discontinued in June 2008, with the release of the iPhone 3G. As don’t with every other model when new iPhone comes out. Strategy/Project under investigation. iPhone has always been forward thinking and they have come a long way since 2007 when they introduced the iPhone 3G. Forward thinking is what the iPhone 5s is now. It is a 64 bit mobile architecture in pioneering. It also has a new innovating feature of a fingerprint identity sensor. All of these services are at the service of every person who is interested in a mobile phone. iPhone 5 set a precedent. Apple engineers and designers managed to compress first-of-their-kind technologies inside a space that’s a mere 7.6 millimeters thin and 112 grams light. A feat like that required designing or redesigning multiple components. And it resulted in an incredibly...
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...Say hello to Windows Blue -J.A. de Torres “More beautiful, more flexible, more you. And very, very fast.” This is how Microsoft describes Windows 8, the descendant to Microsoft 7. It was officially made available to the market on 26 October 2012 alongside with Microsoft Surface tablet. Fundamentally, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 (starter and/or ultimate) are the same with Windows 95 even though developments are being made over the years and it takes a little effort to switch between any of these versions. But then, with Windows 8, a thorough change has been made. Designed for both tablet and personal computers, it comes with features match for the new age. Windows 8, also known by its codename Windows Blue, has replaced the good old feature Start Button with Start Screen prompted by clicking the bottom-left corner of the screen or by hitting the windows key on the keyboard. With this Start Screen, it is easier, fast, and more fluid to switch between your apps and organize your files. The term use for this new look Modern UI (User Interface) made especially for touch screens but can also be used with mouse and keyboard. You can see full list of Start Menu replacements for Windows 8 at www.microsoft.com . The desktop is still there but then again comes improved with new kind of task bar and restructured file management. When it comes to security, there’s the better version of Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, and Windows Update— more secure and up to date...
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